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EPA $1 Million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to Revitalize Contaminated Sites in
Woodbine
Woodbine, N.J. (Sept. 17, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, along with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and
the Borough of Woodbine, celebrated the selection of Woodbine to receive a $1
million grant for the cleanup of several contaminated sites. The event, held
at a Municipal Water Plant at Adams Ave. and Longfellow St., highlighted the
transformative impact of this funding on the community.
EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn
LaTourette, and Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky standing with state and local
leaders emphasized the significance of this grant, made possible by President
Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which allocates $1.5
billion to the Brownfields Program nation-wide.
“Woodbine’s commitment to revitalizing its community is an example for
others to follow, and this EPA grant will play a crucial role in transforming
contaminated sites into valuable community assets,” said EPA Regional
Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “The Brownfields Program grants, bolstered by
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is a powerful tool for promoting
environmental health, economic growth, and job creation throughout New
Jersey.”
The $1 million grant will be used to clean up the site of the old Woodbine
School at 808 Franklin Street and the former Hat Company site at 608 Dehirsh
Avenue. Other priority sites include a former landfill that closed in 1984 and
the Woodbine Municipal Airport. Cleaning up these sites will pave the way for
future redevelopment and community use and contribute to Woodbine’s broader
revitalization efforts.
“This $1 million grant from the EPA is a huge investment in Woodbine’s
future that will improve public health, promote environmental justice, and
open the door to new economic opportunities in the community,” said Senator
Cory Booker. “Cleaning up these contaminated sites and transforming these
brownfields into spaces that can once again serve local residents will
revitalize this area. I’m proud to have helped pass the historic Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, and am grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration for
signing it into law so that we can continue to see communities like Woodbine
receive the resources they need to thrive.”
“We have made it a priority in New Jersey to incentivize the redevelopment
of dangerous, contaminated sites into safe, valuable community assets because
we know these projects can completely transform overburdened communities,”
said Governor Phil Murphy. “Not only will this grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency create jobs and spur economic growth, but it
will also reap environmental benefits that will be enjoyed by generations of
Woodbine residents to come.”
“The cleanup of several sites across Woodbine, a historically overburdened
community, will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for residents
by setting the stage for much needed community investments that improve public
health, attract jobs and support Woodbine’s broader revitalization
efforts,” said New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M.
LaTourette. “On behalf of the Murphy Administration, NJDEP thanks the
Biden-Harris Administration for their commitment to ensuring EPA’s
Brownfields Program can continue to make transformational change and advance
environmental justice.” 
“The $1 million grant to assist Woodbine in remediating several brownfields
is a significant investment by the USEPA,” said Mayor William Pikolycky.
“As an overburdened and economically-distressed community, Woodbine is
ill-equipped to address contamination at these Brownfields sites on its own,
meaning outside resources such as this are critical to our ongoing efforts to
improve the local environment and the quality of life for all residents, and
we are deeply appreciative of the USEPA’s commitment to and partnership with
the Borough.”
This grant is part of the EPA’s ongoing efforts to support economically
stressed communities in New Jersey and across the nation. The Brownfields
Program provides essential resources to clean up and redevelop contaminated
properties, attracting jobs, promoting economic revitalization, and creating
sustainable, environmentally just neighborhoods.
Thanks to the historic $1.5 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, EPA’s Brownfields Program is helping more communities
than ever before address the economic, social and environmental challenges
caused by brownfields and stimulate economic opportunity and environmental
revitalization in historically overburdened communities.
EPA’s Brownfields Program advances President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative,
which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal
investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by
underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. The Brownfields Program is
committed to meeting this goal and advancing environmental justice and equity
in all its work.
For more information on EPA’s Brownfields Program visit
EPA’s Brownfields webpage.